Chili Lime Steak Fajitas

Chili Lime Steak Fajitas are so juicy and full of incredible flavours! The secret lies in this incredibly popular marinade!

Chili Lime Steak Fajitas. Here I am, writing to you from my long overdue vacay in Hamilton Island, with REALLY bad internet coverage that takes over two hours to load one page. Okayyyy, so maybe it FEELS like two hours, but it’s probably more like 4 minutes, which is exactly 3 minutes and 25 seconds longer than I’m used too. Before I go and jump back into the eva’ so clear aqua coloured water, I wanted to share this recipe with you.

Yes, I ignored my doctors orders of bed rest and cooked, photographed and video’d about 14 recipes like a crazy woman in 3 days straight. Bad, bad patient. But, I had you guys to think about, and I couldn’t just leave you hanging. Right? Right.

Whether you are sweltering in a Summer heat, or freezing all of your precious goods off in the dead of Winter, this recipe will suit the best of both worlds. Tex-Mex at its finest, using my reader favourite chili — or chilli, depending on which part of the world you’re visiting from — lime marinade .

This recipe couldn’t be any more simpler. I’ve taken out the usual pico de gallo and guac to come up with an even faster solution for the night-time-getting-dinner-together-without-losing-your-mind craziness type of situation. You won’t even miss them!

You’re going to start off by marinading your steak for how ever long you want. Don’t have time to marinade? Don’t even worry. You don’t NEED to, because this marinade has so much flavour in it already, you can get away with letting it sit for 5 minutes while you get your skillet and other ingredients ready.

THEN, you’re going to fry it; let it sit for 5 minutes while you fry your peppers (or capsicums). And THEN, you’re going to serve, drizzled with a little extra reserved marinade for an added flavour explosion in your mouth.

Chili Lime Steak Fajitas are so juicy and full of incredible flavours! The secret lies in this incredibly popular marinade!

Servings: 4(2 fajitas per serve)

Author: Karina - Cafe Delites

Ingredients

MARINADE:

2tablespoonsolive oil

1/3cupfreshly squeezed lime juice

2tablespoonsfresh chopped cilantro

2clovesgarlic, crushed

1teaspoonbrown sugar

¾teaspoonred chilli flakes(adjust to your preference of spice)

½teaspoonground Cumin

1teaspoonsalt

1pound| 500g of beef steak(rump, skirt or flank steak)

FAJITAS:

3bell peppers(capsicums) of different colours: red, yellow and green, deseeded and sliced

1onion, sliced

2avocados, sliced

8flour tortillas

Extra cilantro leaves to garnish

Sour cream(optional) to serve

Instructions

Whisk marinade ingredients together to combine. Pour out half of the marinade into a shallow dish to marinade the steak for an hour at room temperature (or in the refrigerator for at least 2-4 hours or overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minute prior to cooking.)* Refrigerate the reserved untouched marinade to use later.

Heat about one teaspoon of oil in a grill pan or cast iron skillet over medium-high heat and grill steak on each side until desired doneness (about 4 minutes each side for medium-rare, depending on thickness). Set aside and tent with foil to allow to rest for 5 minutes.

Wipe pan over with paper towel; drizzle with another teaspoon of oil and fry peppers (capsicums) and onion strips. Add in half of the reserved marinade, salt and pepper, and continue frying until cooked to your liking.

Thanks for this wonderful recipe! My family love this dish so much that I cooked again the next day and used chicken thigh instead. It was so juicy and delicious! Thanks again for sharing this great recipe. Love it.

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